What does "front office" mean?

An office which members of the general public can contact or consult when dealing with an organization.

What is a synonym for "front office"?

Common synonyms include: admin office, administrative office.

noun

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Noun

1
An office which members of the general public can contact or consult when dealing with an organization.
"She had introduced herself to an elderly, shapeless secretary in the front office, but wasn't convinced that the woman had heard her."
2
The systems or divisions of an organization that deal with customer or public interactions or revenue generation. attributive, figuratively, often
"The demand for real-time risk calculations and regulatory capital optimization enables the traditional risk management functions to be integrated into the front office to involve them in the decision-making process."
3
The executive or policymaking officers of an organization.
"Any good undercover agent ruffled a few feathers in the front office, and Jake more often than not upset the entire henhouse."

"She had introduced herself to an elderly, shapeless secretary in the front office, but wasn't convinced that the woman had heard her."